In 1885 a pass system was begun by the Department of Indian Affairs in Canada. No outsider could enter a reserve and no native could leave the reserve without a pass from the Indian Agent in charge.
Indian Act and the Pass System)
The Pass System meant that parents could not visit their children in off-reservation schools. Sometimes individuals needing a pass would hike miles to the nearest Indian Agent only to find no one home. Indian Act and the Pass System)
Continue reading about the Dark history of Canada's First Nations pass system uncovered in documentary
Image Credit: Pat Grasshopper's pass to leave the reserve 1892. Glenbow Museum
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